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Novo Jibon

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50/100 Clarity Score · 2 stars · Charity Commission filings · How we score

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Is Novo Jibon a good charity?

Novo Jibon scores 50/100 (2 stars, Poor) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£676k total income, 74% of spending on charitable activities). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown.

London · UB3 4DX Reg 1081528 Registered charity Official website Charity Commission register

What does Novo Jibon do?

Novo Jibon is a registered charity (no. 1081528) working in international aid in London · UB3 4DX. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 74% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 1 month of reserves, though its recent accounts were filed late. Reported income has been broadly stable over recent years. CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes.

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In short: NOVO JIBON scores 50 out of 100 (2 stars). 74% average program spend (3-year average). Review the pillar breakdown below.

What is Novo Jibon?

Novo Jibon has a Clarity Score of 50 out of 100 on CharityCompare (2 stars, Poor). Charity Commission registration number 1081528. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: International aid. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £676k, with 74% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: late. Reserves: approximately 1 month of operating costs. 3 filing concern(s) noted on this profile. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation.

Data from Charity Commission register, last updated .

Overall score

50/100

2★ · Poor

Cause spend

74%

3-yr avg · charitable activities

Accountability

55/100

Finance beacon

Income

£676k

Latest year 2025

Reserves

1 mo

1 month of running costs

Accounts filing

Late

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£3.8 raised per £1 fundraising (3-yr avg) · 26% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: medium

How does NOVO JIBON compare?

Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers NOVO JIBON scores higher than.

Income band (£500k–£1m)3rdpercentile

Scores higher than 3% of 2,187 charities in its income band · 50/100 vs 79 peer average (marker).

International aid charities4thpercentile

Scores higher than 4% of 618 charities in this cause · 50/100 vs 75 peer average (marker).

How reliable is Novo Jibon's data?

Source
Charity Commission (England & Wales)
Accounts year
2025
Filing date
Profile reviewed

Medium confidence — some data missing or late

Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. Open Government Licence v3.0 .

What is Novo Jibon's Beacon report?

Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report.

Accountability & Transparency

Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies.

55/100

Accountability & Transparency metrics for NOVO JIBON
Metric Score Value
Filing history (5 years)

100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts.

0% 0/15 pts
Trustee oversight

Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three).

100% 6 trustees · 15/15 pts
Declared policies

Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return.

70% 7/10 pts

Financial Health

Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts.

40/100

Financial Health metrics for NOVO JIBON
Metric Score Value
Reserves (months of cash)

3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts.

33% 1 month · 5/15 pts
Income stability / growth

+20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between.

20% 2/10 pts · 3-year average
Liabilities to assets

0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt.

100% 1% · 5/5 pts

Financial Efficiency

How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios.

55/100

Financial Efficiency metrics for NOVO JIBON
Metric Score Value
Program expense ratio

90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below.

60% 74% · 6/10 pts (3-year average)
Fundraising efficiency

≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income).

50% 26p per £1 income · 5/10 pts (3-year average)

Community Support

Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff.

50/100

Community Support metrics for NOVO JIBON
Metric Score Value
Volunteer-to-staff ratio

Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between.

50% 4 volunteers · 5/10 pts

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What is Novo Jibon's Clarity Score?

50/100 total · Poor · 2 of 5 stars

Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings.

55/100
Accountability & Transparency
40/100
Financial Health
55/100
Financial Efficiency
50/100
Community Support

Accountability & Transparency

Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies.

55/100

Filing history (5 years)0/15 pts
Trustee oversight6 trustees · 15/15 pts
Declared policies7/10 pts

Financial Health

Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts.

40/100

Reserves (months of cash)1 month · 5/15 pts
Income stability / growth2/10 pts · 3-year average
Liabilities to assets1% · 5/5 pts

Financial Efficiency

How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios.

55/100

Program expense ratio74% · 6/10 pts (3-year average)
Fundraising efficiency26p per £1 income · 5/10 pts (3-year average)

Community Support

Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff.

50/100

Volunteer-to-staff ratio4 volunteers · 5/10 pts

How much does Novo Jibon raise and spend?

Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings

NOVO JIBON revenue and expenses for 2025
Category Amount % of spend
Total income £676k
Total expenditure £644k
Charitable activities £456k 71%
Fundraising £187k 29%
71%On charitable activities

Where does the money go?

Latest accounts (2025) · £644k spent

  • Charitable activities71%
  • Fundraising29%

What trust indicators does Novo Jibon have?

Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported.

  • Accounts filed on time

    Filing status: late

  • Trustee board size (3–12)

    6 trustees on the Charity Commission register

Fundraising Regulator

Status not yet checked

Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice.

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Official register

Reg 1081528

Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission.

View on Charity Commission →

Trustees & officers

  • Fatma Bouziri Khan since 2000
  • Shohiduzzaman Khan Chair · since 2000
  • REBAH AMIRI since 2004
  • Sohana Khan since 2017
  • Shaheedur Reza Haque since 2023
  • Mohammad Tofazzal Hossain Mazi since 2024
How we score charities +

The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically.

Full methodology →

Accountability & Transparency

Scored from filings

40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10).

Financial Health

Scored from filings

30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises).

Financial Efficiency

Scored from filings

20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below).

Community Support

Scored from filings

10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio.

Overall score

Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated.

How have Novo Jibon's finances changed over five years?

£0k £300k £600k £900k £1200k 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Income 2021: £709k Spending 2021: £579k Cause spend 2021: £433k Income 2022: £709k Spending 2022: £579k Cause spend 2022: £433k Income 2023: £779k Spending 2023: £900k Cause spend 2023: £710k Income 2024: £673k Spending 2024: £631k Cause spend 2024: £449k Income 2025: £676k Spending 2025: £644k Cause spend 2025: £456k
  • Income
  • Spending
  • Cause spend

Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts

What are the key facts about Novo Jibon?

Overall score
50/100 (2★)
Income
£676k
Cause spend
74% of expenditure
Reg number
1081528
Scope
Local (london)
Reserves
1 month
Trustees
6
Accounts year
2025
Filing
late

Where NOVO JIBON sits

The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about Novo Jibon's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status.

Is Novo Jibon a good charity? +

Novo Jibon scores 50 out of 100 (2 stars — Poor) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 74% of its spending goes to charitable activities and its accounts are late. That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate.

Is Novo Jibon a legitimate charity? +

Yes — Novo Jibon is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1081528). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1081528. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact.

What is Novo Jibon's charity number? +

Novo Jibon's charity number is 1081528. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals.

What is Novo Jibon's charity rating? +

Novo Jibon scores 50 out of 100 on CharityCompare (2 stars — Poor). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking.

Does Novo Jibon have reviews and complaints? +

CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Novo Jibon. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (3 filing concern(s) noted on this profile). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.

How much of my donation reaches Novo Jibon? +

According to its 2025 regulator filing, 74% of Novo Jibon's total spending went to charitable activities (3-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift.

What are Novo Jibon's overheads? +

According to its 2025 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 26% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 26% of total expenditure at Novo Jibon. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Novo Jibon's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register.

How much income does Novo Jibon receive? +

Novo Jibon reported £676k total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: stable.

Are Novo Jibon's accounts up to date? +

Filing status: late (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score.

Where is Novo Jibon based? +

Novo Jibon is listed at London · UB3 4DX, focused on international aid.

How does CharityCompare score Novo Jibon? +

We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Novo Jibon's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought.

How often is this page updated? +

This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and Novo Jibon's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.